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NORTHERN INDIANA 

Historical Society. 



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CONSTITUTION, BY-LAWS. 



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LIST OP A\EA\BERS. 




BUREAU OF 

]ERICAN ETHNOLOGY 

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South BeniW Indiana 






CONSTITUTION and BY-LAWS, 

OFFICERS, CHARTER MEMBERS 
... or THE . . . 



Northern Indiana 




Historical Society, 



SOUTH BEND, INDIANA. 



ORGANIZED FEBRUARY 5, 1895. 



INCORPORATED FEBRUARY 29, 1896. 




LA SALLE. 



PROGRAMME OF WORK TOR 1896. 



REGULAR MEETING T1RST TUESDAY OP EACH / v \ONTI1 AT 
SOCIETY ROOMS PUBLIC LIBRARY BUILDING. 



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LUCIUS HUBBARD, President. 
RICHARD H. LYON, Vice-President. 
GEORGE A. BAKER, Secretary. 
OTTO M. KNOBLOCK, Treasurer. 

The above named officers constitute the Executive Committee. 



BY TRANSFER 
BUREAU OF AMF.R. ETHNOLOGY 

SEP 2 2 1939 

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Charter IllEmbtrs, 



LUCIUS HUBBARD. 
MRS. LUCIUS HUBBARD. 
GEORGE A. BAKER. 
MRS. GEORGE A. BAKER. 
HOWARD S. STANFIELD. 
MRS. HOWARD S. STANFIELD. 
OTTO M. KNOBLOCK. 
MRS. OTTO M. KNOBLOCK. 
RICHARD H. LYON. 
MRS. RICHARD H. LYON. 
CHARLES H. BARTLETT. 
MRS. CHARLES H. BARTLETT. 
CHAUNCEY N. FASSETT. 
MRS. CHAUNCEY N. FASSETT. 
CORWIN B. VAN PELT. 
MRS. CORWIN B. VAN PELT. 
THADDEUS S. TAYLOR. 
MRS. THADDEUS S. TAYLOR. 
GEORGE FORD. 
MRS. GEORGE FORD. 



(Uhcirtrr TOrmhrrs.— Continurtl. 



GEORGE B. BEITNER. 
MRS. GEORGE B. BEITNER. 
WILLIAM B. STARR. 
CHARLES A. McDONALD. 
MRS. CHARLES A. McDONALD. 
EDWIN NICAR. 
MRS. EDWIN NICAR. 
WILLIS A. BUGBEE. 
WILLIAM B. STOVER. 
DAVID R. LEEPER. 
STUART MacKIBBIN. 
PETER E. STUDEBAKER. 
MRS. PETER E. STUDEBAKER. 
JOHN M. STUDEBAKER. 
MRS. JOHN M. STUDEBAKER. 
JAMES DuSHANE. 



Ho n o rn n> ^Unn he ra. 



EDWARD G. MASON, Chicago, Illinois. 
LEWIS HYDE BEESON, Niles, Michigan 



Historical* 



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, HIS region was the home of the Miamis; they were 
^J induced to move to the vicinity of the Illinois river 

in 1680. 

About 1 70 1 the Pottawatomies migrated from the Green 
Bay country and located along the St. Joseph River, and 
continued to occupy this territory until 1840, when the 
Government provided a reservation for them in Kansas. 

The St. Joseph River, formerly called River of the 
Miamis and the portage to the Kankakee, has made this 
region historic, it being the favorite route of the early 
explorers, missionaries and traders between the great lakes 
and the Mississippi River. This old portage trail passed 
within a mile of the present limits of South Bend. La Salle 
built a fort at the mouth of the river in 1679. 

The Jesuit Fathers established a mission on the east 
bank of the St. Joseph River, 9 miles north of South Bend 
and one mile south of Niles, Mich., early in 1700, which was 
afterward stockaded and garrisoned by the French and called 
Fort St. Joseph. It was surrendered to the English in 1763 
and was destroyed by the Spaniards in 1781. 

Many interesting original documents covering the early 
history of this region are preserved in the archives in Paris, 
France, and Ottawa, Canada. 



The Ntfrtl^rn Indiana Historical Stftfetg, 



THIS Society was formed February 5, 1895, and was incorporated 
by the State of Indiana, February 29, 1896. 

Its progress thus far has been encouraging and it is now established 
on a footing that insures its usefulness and perpetuity. The Society 
is in its nature a public institution, benefiting not only present, but 
future generations. As such an institution, the Society hopes for and 
invites the co-operation of our citizens who are interested in the 
preservation of historic material relating to Northern Indiana and 
Southern Michigan. 

The Society desires, and will be grateful for gifts of books, pamph- 
lets, newspaper files, maps and original documents of every kind that 
may throw light on the early, as well as on the later history of this 
region. 

The Society requests donations of daguerreotypes and photographs 
of pioneers and settlers, which will be arranged and displayed in the 
Society rooms. 

The Society also desires specimens for its growing museum of 
curiosities, Indian relics, war relics and old china. 

All gifts will be appropriately labeled with the donor's name and 
acknowledged in the proceedings of the annual meeting in February 
of each year, also by letter of the Secretary. 

Donations may be sent to the Secretary, George A. Baker, 102 
South Michigan Street, South Bend, Indiana. 



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ARTICLE I. 

NAME AND OBJECT. 

Section 1. This Society shall be called The Northern Indiana 
Historical Society. 

Section 2. Its object shall be to institute and encourage historical 
inquiry, to collect and preserve the materials of history and to spread 
historical information, especially concerning the Saint Joseph Valley 
in Northern Indiana and Southern Michigan, also for the study of all 
branches of General, Modern and Ancient History. 

ARTICLE II. 

MEMBERSHIP. 

Section 1. This Society shall be composed of Active, Honorary 
and Corresponding members, all of whom shall be elected by ballot, 
only at regular meetings of the Society, when a quorum is present. 

Section 2. Applications for membership shall be made to the 
Secretary, who will bring them before the next regular meeting. The 
names shall then lie over until the next regular meeting, when they 
shall be voted on by ballot. Three adverse votes shall reject a can- 
didate. 

ARTICLE III. 

OFFICERS. 

Section 1. The officers of the Society shall consist of a President, 
Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer, which officers shall consti- 
tute the Executive Committee, the President to be Chairman thereof 
they to be active members of the Society. 



Section 2. The officers named in the first section under this 
article, shall be elected by ballot at the annual meeting, and shall 
serve for one year or until the election of their successors. They shall 
perform such duties as are common to such officers, or as may be 
prescribed in the By-Laws. Vacancies occurring from any cause in 
any of these offices may be filled by ballot at any regular or special 
meeting when a quorum is present, notice of such election being given 
at least two days before such meeting. 

ARTICLE IV. 

MEETINGS. 

Section 1. Annual meetings for the election of officers and the 
transaction of other business relating to the affairs of the Society shall 
be held on the first Tuesday of February in each year, and the fiscal 
year of the Society shall begin at such annual meeting, and end on the 
following annual meeting. 

Section 2. Twelve active members shall constitute a quorum for 
the election of officers or for the transaction of business. 

Section 3. Special meetings and special business meetings may be 
called by the President, or in the case of his absence, by the Vice- 
President, of which due notice shall be given at least two days before 
the meeting. 

ARTICLE V. 

AMENDMENTS. 

Section 1. Amendments to this Constitution may be introduced 
at any regular meeting, and shall lie on the table until the next regular 
meeting, when if a quorum is present, they- shall be taken up under 
the order of new business, and to carry, will require a two-thirds vote 
of those present. 



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ARTICLE I. 

DUTIES OF OFFICERS. 

Section 1. The President shall preside at meetings of the Society 
and of the Executive Committee, and call special business meetings 
as he may deem necessary or as he may in writing be requested to 
call, by five active members of the Society. 

Section 2. The Vice-President shall perform the duties of the 
President in case of absence of the President from the meetings of the 
Society. 

Section 3. The Secretary shall keep accurate minutes of meetings 
and record them in the book provided for that purpose. He shall 
attend to the correspondence of the Society and fulfill the duties that 
naturally fall to the Secretary. 

Section 4. The Treasurer shall collect and hold all funds of the 
Society and make payment of same only as directed by the Executive 
Committee. 

Section 5. The Executive Committee may adopt such rules for 
its own action, not in conflict with the Constitution and By-Laws of 
the Society, as they may find convenient and necessary. 

ARTICLE II. 

MEETINGS. 

Section 1. The regular meetings of the Society shall be held on 
the first Tuesday of each month. 

Section 2. The exercises of the regular or special meetings of the 
Society shall be under the direction of the Executive Committee, and 
in general conform to the objects of the Society, subject to the approval 
of the Society. 

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©rrier of ^Business at ftfeetrngs. 



AT KEGULAR OR SPECIAL MEETINGS: 

1st. Reading of the minutes of the preceding meeting. 

2d. Reports of Committees. 

3d. Applications for Membership. 

4th. Balloting for Candidates proposed at preceding meeting. 

5th. Deferred Business. 

Gth. New Business. 

7th. Reading of prepared Articles and General Discussion. 

8th. Adjournment. 



AT ANNUAL MEETING: 



1st. Reading of the minutes of the preceding meeting. 

2d. Reports of Committees. 

3d. Reports of Officers for the preceding year. 

4th. Applications for Membership. 

5th. Balloting for Candidates proposed at preceding meetin: 

6th. Deferred Business. 

7th. Election of Officers for ensuing year. 

8th. New Business. 

Oth. Reading of prepared Articles and General Discussion. 

10th. Adjournment. 



^trittles rrf ^ss0rtatt0u 

OF THE 

Jsfcrlheru Indiana Historical Stftfeig, 



WE, the undersigned citizens of the United States, desire to asso- 
ciate ourselves as a corporation, not for pecuniary profit, under 
the act of the General Assembly of Indiana, approved March 
1G, 1880, Burns Statutes 4613, and for that purpose join in the follow- 
ing certificate : 

1. The name of this Society shall be "The Northern Indiana 
Historical Society." 

2. The particular objects for which it is formed are: 

(A). To institute and encourage historical inquiry, to collect and 
preserve the materials of history, and to spread historical information, 
especially concerning the Saint Joseph Valley in Northern Indiana 
and Southern Michigan, also for the study of all branches of General, 
Modern and Ancient History. 

(B). The collection and formation of a Museum of Historical 
Articles. 

(C). The collection and preservation of a library of books and 
documents. 

(D). The general discussion of historical and literary subjects and 
the intellectual and social improvement of the society. 

8. The number of Directors of this society shall be four and the 
names of those selected for the management of its business and 
prudential concerns for the first year are Lucius Hubbard, Richard H. 
Lyon, Otto M. Knoblock, George A. Baker. 

In witness whereof we have subscribed our names to and acknowl- 
edge the execution of the above certificate this 4th day of February, 
1896. 

HERE FOLLOWS NAMES OF CHARTER MEMBERS. 



department #f State. 



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STATE OF INDIANA, \ ^ 
Office of the Secretary of State, \ 

I William D. Owen, Secretary of the State of Indiana, do 
hereby certify that the Articles of Association of The Northern 
Indiana Historical Society, showing no capital stock, were 
filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Indiana 
on the 29th day of February, 1896. 

In compliance with the provisions op an act entitled "An Act 
to Authorize the Formation of Voluntary Associations" approved 
May ijth, 1852, and the various acts amendatory thereof and 
supplementary thereto and subsequent act relating to filing articles 
of association, approved March 9th, 1891 ; said articles being now 
of record in the office of the Secretary of State, therefore this 
certificate shall be and is hereby constituted the authority of said 
Society to transact bit si '//ess under the provisions of said acts. 

hi ^Uttness ^Uhcrcuf, / have hereunto set my hand and 
affixed the seal of the State of Indiana, at the City of Indianapolis, 
this 29th day of February, A. D., 1896. 

WILLIAM D. OWEN, 

Secretary of State. 



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jutting 1893. 



Life of Alexis Coquillard, 

Carey Mission, 

Early River Transportation, - 

Foil St. Joseph, 

Life of Lathrop M. Taylor, - 

Notable Visitors to South Bend, - 

Early Schools of South Bend, 

Kickapoo Bible and Alphabet, 

First Boot Factory in South Bend, 

Chief Topi n a bee and the Treaty of 1828, 

Marriage Customs of the Pottawatomies, 

From the Ranks to the Staff, 



George Ford. 

Mrs. Otto M. Knoblock. 

Otto M. Knoblock. 

George A. Baker. 

Thaddeus S. Taylor. 

Miss. Howard S. Stanfield. 

Mrs. George B. Beitner. 

Charles H. Bartlett. 

- ClIAUNCEY N. FASSETT. 

George A. Baker. 

Lucius Hubbard. 

Edwin Nicar. 



Note. — Alexis Coquillard and Lathrop M. Taylor, were the original 
proprietors of the site of South Bend, platted by them in 1831. Carey 
Mission was established one mile west of the present site of Niles, 
Michigan, 1822. Fort St. Joseph, the old French Fort Trading Post 
was established early in 1700 about 9 miles north of the City of South 
Bend. 



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Trttgramme fnr 1805. 

FEBRUARY MEETING. 
First Surveys of Northern Indiana, 1st Section, - Willis A. Bugbee. 

MARCH MEETING 
Crimes and Casualties of St. Joseph Count}*, - George B. Beitner. 

APRIL MEETING. 

La Salle, ------ Richard H. Lyon. 

The Kankakee Portage, - - Charles H. Uartlett. 

MAY MEETING. 

Pierre Navarre, - Chauncey N. Fassett. 

Early Manufacturing Interests, - - William B. Stover. 

JUNE MEETING. 

Mr. Edward G. Mason, President of the Chicago Historical Society, 
will deliver an address on the Early Explorers of this region. 

JULY MEETING. 

Volunteer Fire Department of South Bend, - - Edwin Nicar. 

The Hydraulic Power of St. Joseph County, - David R. Leeper. 

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SEPTEMBER MEETING. 

The Old Town of Bertrand, Mich., - Mrs. Howard S. Stanfield. 
Address, ..-..- Lucius Hubbard. 

OCTOBER MEETING. 

Press of St. Joseph Count}', - - Charles A. McDonald. 

Town of Mishawaka, - - - Mrs. Corwin B. Van Pelt. 

NOVEMBER MEETING. 

First Surveys of Northern Indiana, 2d Section, - Willis A. Bugbee. 
The Underground Railroad, - - - Stuart MacKibbin. 

DECEMBER MEETING. 

At this meeting Lucius Hubbard and William B. Stover will give a 
lantern exhibition of scenery of this region. 

JANUARY 1897 MEETING. 

The Michigan Road, .... George Ford. 

Early Documentary History from the Paris and Ottawa 

Archives, - George A. Baker. 



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